by mitchburnie93 | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog
“Why do you sit alone with all the people standing by you from morning to evening?… You will surely become worn out … as well as this people that is with you….” (Exodus 18:14-17) In this week’s Parasha, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, took...
by mitchburnie93 | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog
When I was on Shnat I remember talking to an Australian friend about Tu Bishvat recalling our experiences as children – mine planting seeds in the bitter cold, spade hitting frozen soil, tree unlikely to grown and his in the scorching sun, scrabbling at the dusty...
by mitchburnie93 | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog
This week in Egypt’s attempt at a comedy news show, the Jews have escaped. One of the most famous of all the biblical narratives happens in this week’s Parsha Beshalach. The splitting of the Red Sea is an infamous metaphor of the glory of Hashem and the ability of the...
by mitchburnie93 | Jan 23, 2015 | Blog
They say that darkness is simply the absence of light and is not an entity in itself. Much like evil, it only exists when the do-gooders of the world are apathetic and silent. It makes me wonder, where were all the Jews during the 10 plagues in Egypt? In Parshat Bo my...
by mitchburnie93 | Dec 18, 2014 | Blog
It’s December once again! School holidays are approaching, the local shops and streets are filled with festive decorations, you wake up with that dreaded fear – Will I have to scrape ice off my car today? I bloody hope not! And the big worry, what am I going to...
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